If you're on stock suspension, either one would tighten up fine. If you are dropped a lot, then 19mm is already too much for bad roads. I'm debating whether to take mine off and put stock back on.
Rear sway bars.. 19mm vs 23mm ?
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I just recently went with the 23mm rear sway bar over the 19mm for my SE V6, I've also got the front strut bar as well as TRD lowering springs.
The 23mm was quite a bit thicker then the stock sway bar, even for the SE V6:
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A thicker rear sway bar would induce less understeer, which is more oversteer, usually dangerous for a FWD car, so for those that just simply daily drive it and want a bit better handling, the 19mm is plenty. The 23mm makes the rear quite a bit stiffer, almost like a solid axle over bumps sometimes, but does seem to induce turn in fairly well as it loses a lot of the factory spec'd understeer for the Camry. The car overall feels more flat in turns, but potentially dangerous for high speed corners in wet and bad weather (which you shouldn't be doing anyways)
As for the front strut bar, probably not, more visual then anything that's beneficial, maybe if you've got a fully upgraded suspension on a more track orientated vehicle, the strut bar would help in addition to roll cages and fender braces and stuff, but alone, probably not, more placebo effect then anything honestly speaking, even track-orientated cars such as the GTR doesn't come with a front strut bar from factory, and they handle great without one =)
The 23mm was quite a bit thicker then the stock sway bar, even for the SE V6:
A thicker rear sway bar would induce less understeer, which is more oversteer, usually dangerous for a FWD car, so for those that just simply daily drive it and want a bit better handling, the 19mm is plenty. The 23mm makes the rear quite a bit stiffer, almost like a solid axle over bumps sometimes, but does seem to induce turn in fairly well as it loses a lot of the factory spec'd understeer for the Camry. The car overall feels more flat in turns, but potentially dangerous for high speed corners in wet and bad weather (which you shouldn't be doing anyways)
As for the front strut bar, probably not, more visual then anything that's beneficial, maybe if you've got a fully upgraded suspension on a more track orientated vehicle, the strut bar would help in addition to roll cages and fender braces and stuff, but alone, probably not, more placebo effect then anything honestly speaking, even track-orientated cars such as the GTR doesn't come with a front strut bar from factory, and they handle great without one =)
I just recently went with the 23mm rear sway bar over the 19mm for my SE V6, I've also got the front strut bar as well as TRD lowering springs.
The 23mm was quite a bit thicker then the stock sway bar, even for the SE V6:
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A thicker rear sway bar would induce less understeer, which is more oversteer, usually dangerous for a FWD car, so for those that just simply daily drive it and want a bit better handling, the 19mm is plenty. The 23mm makes the rear quite a bit stiffer, almost like a solid axle over bumps sometimes, but does seem to induce turn in fairly well as it loses a lot of the factory spec'd understeer for the Camry. The car overall feels more flat in turns, but potentially dangerous for high speed corners in wet and bad weather (which you shouldn't be doing anyways)
As for the front strut bar, probably not, more visual then anything that's beneficial, maybe if you've got a fully upgraded suspension on a more track orientated vehicle, the strut bar would help in addition to roll cages and fender braces and stuff, but alone, probably not, more placebo effect then anything honestly speaking, even track-orientated cars such as the GTR doesn't come with a front strut bar from factory, and they handle great without one =)
Thank you for your informations, i always thought that 19mm sway bar is good enought for Camry...and yes, they are FWD.
thanks guys for your input
i think ill be sticking with the 19mm as i live in the northeast and we have alot of snow and rain up here lol. i dont need the wife spinning the car out on me this winter lol.
so here is my next question where is the cheapest place to get the 19mm?
thanks again
i think ill be sticking with the 19mm as i live in the northeast and we have alot of snow and rain up here lol. i dont need the wife spinning the car out on me this winter lol.
so here is my next question where is the cheapest place to get the 19mm?
thanks again
www.nextgentuning.com or www.ebay.comthanks guys for your input
i think ill be sticking with the 19mm as i live in the northeast and we have alot of snow and rain up here lol. i dont need the wife spinning the car out on me this winter lol.
so here is my next question where is the cheapest place to get the 19mm?
thanks again
-Ryan
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